Of course, it’s just how it is. It not just the UFC.
And it’s amusing that people are discussing solutions and how to make it better.
Like the UFC and the people running the company aren’t smart people that make shit happen.
It wouldn’t be impossible to fuck up a digital scale inadvertently. Usually it’s just a slide switch on the back to switch between lb and kg but if it is sophisticated, you would press the program button to get to the switch menu. Since no one reads the instructions even in their own homes, conceivably the “it tech” on the team could press and fiddle with the program button until he thinks he’s found the switch menu. Very easily could have hit the calibration menu hit the button several times add some weight to that as he sought the kg/lb menu etc etc.
But this is all bullshit. Any digital scale should show 0.0 weight when you tap it with your foot to switch it on.
Quite frankly I think Charles and his team are full of shit and he simply was over weight.
That’s what I’m trying to say. We extend them the benefit of the doubt by assuming they don’t know how to do it right. When it’s obvious that they’ve chosen for it to be this way.
Look at the weights for that night. 75% of them were over by half a pound. Something happened. And that’s fine. Shit happens. But don’t fuck over Charles. He’s not innocent as is evidenced by his history of weight cutting. But why should he be the sole person to suffer from this situation which was clearly not his making? Just doesn’t seem fair.
Give that man his fucking belt! He’s earned it. Paid for in blood.
I pointed out before the scale is basic 100 LB x 1/2 LB scale. Might be in this thread. So if someone comes in at 155.1 it will be recorded at 155.5 and every other weight. There is a close up picture of the scale.
All weight classes if under 0.5 would be recorded as 0.5 over or a full pound over, if above 0.5 etc
Let me find it for you.
It was the other thread:
At the end of the day it’s a business and entertainment and then a sport. So you have to expect some unfairness.
UFC have given us world class fights for almost 15 years. And I can say with almost 100% confidence that they are one of the most fair promotions that have existed. Pride is like fight fans sanctuary, butt everybody knows what whent on over there.
And you should here some of the fighters story’s about the European promotions .
So if the UFC is tampering with the scales to move things where they won’t to. It’s nothing , it’s just that people are stupid and actually debate it.
And aren’t even talking about the real juice weigh in context.
I hear ya brother. I’ve seen some shit in smaller promotions myself. Gong show. The sport ain’t for the weak that’s for sure.
Still, this situation is easy to resolve. And I also don’t believe the official narrative: that the scale was fine and that it was Charles who was out of line.
If they decide to give Charles his normal championship pay for his next fight all will be forgiven on my end. Dana said they could do that.
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It’s absolutely fucking ridiculous that they didn’t (IF they didn’t) for the current fight. The guy WAS the champ, he never lost the belt, he never missed weight except to prop up the UFC/AC’s corrupt incest relationship. Number one bullshit. I’m fine with the UFC and AC fucking around but that leeway stops the second a guy like Charles Oliviera takes a pay cut to prop it up.
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There’s a part of me that is starting to admit 99% of the stuff we see in society is just a facade.
On that note: I want someone to tell me that this was all just a ploy by Charles and the UFC to penetrate American mainstream media who are otherwise resistant/uninterested in foreign, non-english speaking fighters.
I’m so rattled.
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He got his full pay for the Justin fight.
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For ufc fight night they are using digital
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They gave him PPV Points for Gaethje
Correct
Did Gaethje get ppv points?
Rare that challengers do unless they put butts in seats. I believe he did get a significant pay bump before or after beating Tony.
I saw a article that both Charles and geathje got ppv points .
Yeah, he did get a new deal around the time of the interim title. Ali is a pretty damn good manager so makes sense.
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